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mi McCORMICK MESSENGER, McCORMICK, S. C., THURSDAY, AUGUST 20, 1936 'A S HEAPLINE HUNTER AlYtHTUterA CLUE “Hornets and Bullets* 9 By FLOYD GIBBONS C ROWD over there, boys and girls, and make room for a new Dis tinguished Adventurer in this club of ours. He is Ralph Gewehr of South Orange, N. J. I’ve got to admit, right at the start, that Ralph’s yarn is a stinger, j It happened to him in August, 1934, up in the Adirondacks, when ! Ralph and his pal, Billy, * started out with a couple of .22 calibre rifles ; to hunt eagles. Well, sir, that’s a good enough start for any adventure. An eagle is a pretty tough proposition, and a .22 calibre rifle is a pretty small piece of hardware to try to handle one with. If they’d found any eagles on that little hunting trip of theirs, they’d have had plenty of adventure. And I guess if they hadn’t run across anything more dangerous than a cottontail rabbit they’d have had an adventure, too. , Those lads were slated for trouble. Their numbers.Cvere up— especially Ralph’s. Anything they did that day would have been wrong, and when Billy took a pot shot at the only game in sight, i he started something ( worse than a whole flock of eagles and a couple of buzzards thrown in* for good measure. Boys Find Hornet’s Nest Is Dangerous Target. With their rifles in their arms, Ralph and Billy headed up the trail on foot. They trudged up to the top of Blue Ledge, a distance of ten miles from the summer camp of Ralph’s folks at North river. The boys planned to spend the night in the mountains, like real hunters, and look for adventure. They were too tired to go after eagles by the time they arrived, but hornets were another thing. Now a hornet is pretty far from an eagle, but a hornet’s nest makes a nice target—if you don’t care what you shoot at—and Billy didn’t care* He let fly at that hornet’s nest and hit it smack in the center and then adventure began in earnest. Ralph says those hornets came out of that nest like a cloud of buzzing smoke. He thinks all the hornets in the world must have been in it from the way they wept for him. He took one look at the flying circus and then hit the traU as fast as he could- go. But it wasn’t fast enough. They dove at him in mass formation and . kept right on his tail. * He got a glimpse of Billy tearing through the woods with a million or so of the enemy on his shoulders and the next second tripped and fell. r Bang! Went a Shot Right in Ralph’s Ear. Bang! went a shot right in his ear. He thought it was Billy’s rifle for a moment because his had fallen out qf his hand. Then he felt a stinging sensation in his side. That must have been a big hornet, he thought, from the way it felt. Ralph Is Shot by His Own Rifle. The hornets were stinging him everywhere, but none of them hurt as much as the one in his side. He put his hand on the spot and drew it away covered with blopd! Ralph was shot! His own riflp had exploded hitting the ground and the bullet must be in his body! - ' Hornets were forgotten in the face of this discovery. The k situation was deadly serious. Here was a boy shot in the side and he was ten miles from civilization. Besides, both boys were already tired from their long walk. And r to make matters worse, the only doctor was eight miles more beyond Ralph's cabin. They could make that last eight miles in his mother’s car, but how would Ralph ever survive the walk? Ralph says their Boy Scout training came immediately to mind. The thing to do in case of a sudden shock, they recaUed, was to apply heat, externally, internally and eternally. So Billy built a fire, heated some water and made coffee. Ralph drank the coffee, which heated him internally. Then 6illy wrapped nim' in the blankets for the external heating. The boys washed the wound with hot water, bound it up as well as they.could with their handkerchiefs, and started dn the long trek baqic home. ^ Wounded Lad Makes Heroic 10-Mile Trek. Did you ever try to walk ten miles with a bullet in your side? Ralph advises you not to. In addition to the mental torture 6t not knowing how badly he was wounded, Ralph suffered intensely from the heat. It was mid-August and hot enough without the blankets and the cbffee, and he had to trudge along bundled up like an Indian papoose. . -A,’ * . That walk, Ralph says, was a nightmare. He figures he must have lost at least ten pounds and laid the foundations for a headful of gray hair. But he kept on going, even if he did think that each step would be his last. 'Finally they got back to the camp where Ralph’s dad had a car. It was late at night when, the boys finally staggered into the doctor’s office after a ride that shook the, daylights out of Ralph. The doctor looked at the wound and * ordered him to the hospital. Then began another ride that Ralph will remember all his life. It was forty miles, but Billy drove it almost as fast as those hornets could fly. State Troopers Ask the Boys Searching Questions At the hospital another surprise was in store for them. State Troop ers—called by the doctor, as they always do in cases of gunshot wounds—met die boys «ftid questioned them. Ralph says they seemed to think that he and Billy had been shooting at each other or holding -somebody up. But. they cleared themselves of that suspicion and Ralph went on the operating table. An operation is an adventure in itself, but Ralph’s was one* with a happy ending. The bullet—which, fortunately, was not a high'powered one—had entered his side, and, striking a rib, had glanced off and missed the vital organs. The doctors, after an X-ray had been taken, picked the slug out of his shoulder and when Ralph woke up there was his mother, more scared than he was. Billy had found her and told her “Ralph had been shot.” Ralph was out of the hospital in a few days and the wound healed op in a few weeks, but, he says, he hasn’t been eagle hunting since. ©—WNU Service. ~r Darwin’s Early Life ! i)arwin’s father was a physician api wished him to adopt that pro- ssion. At the age of 16 he en- red the University of Edinburgh, >ut disliked medicine, and later entered Christ’s college, Cam bridge, to prepare for the ministry. There he became acquainted with Henslow, the professor of botany, who did much to shape his career. The proficiency that Darwin dis played in every department of nat ural science won him such distinc tion that he at last obtained his father’s consent that he should not enter the church. Comets Return to Sun Most comets return to the sun after a period of years. Biela’s comet, on its return in 1846, split into two parts, and on its next visit came back as twins — two comets were traveling in almost the same orbit formerly occupied by one and on the same time schedule. There are several rec ords of such multiple comets. The converse of this phenomenon is even more common. They break up. What causes this is unknown. Disintegration probably is caused by the same forces that cause them to split. ★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★dr ! STAR 1 •5 ★ ★ ★ no * ★ DUST M ovie • Radi ■ William Powell ★★★By VIRGINIA VALE★★★ J OE E. BROWN has been hav ing a grand time for himseli lately. With his latest picture, “Earthworm Tractor,” welcomed by the public as one of the funni est he’s ever made, he §tarted off on a vacation. Being a rabid baseball fan, he took in a few games when he reached the East ehroute to Eu rope. In New York he went to a double-header between the Yankees and the St. Louis Browns, and pre sented to that sensational new Yankee outfielder, Joe DiMaggio, the award for being the most valu able player in the Coast league in 1935. —■¥ • William Powell has sold his or nate home with the gold door knobs and ifc living in sim pler quarters. Those rumors of a ro mance between him and Jean Harlow still persist — but apparently every body who’s unat tached wants to marry him nowa days, and that in cludes girls who’ve never even- seen him, except on the screen. Incidental ly, Powell is re garded by actors everywhere as one of the most skillful and talent ed members of the profession—a tribute which is justly deserved. Apparently nobody’s happy any more until’ they’ve seen Holly wood. Young John Jacob Astor and his wife are the latest recruits of note; they are on their way to the film metropolis in a private car. —k— Bob Burns (don’t tell me you haven’t heard him and his bazooka on the Bing Crosby broadcasts!) is having honors heaped upon him. He worked in “Rhythm on the Range” with Bing, so the picture’s premiere was staged in Little Rock, Ark., because Bob hails from the Ozarks. —k— Once upon a time The Revelers were the most popular quartette on the air. From time to time one of the sweet singers would drop out and make a name for himself all alone—Jimmy Melton was one who did it, Frank Luther was another— but somebody else would step in and the result would still be swell. You don’t hear so much about them as you used to, but they’re still on the air, at 6:35 afternoons— and they’re still one of the best. —k— Cowboys have for years been known as devoted fans when 1 West ern pictures are shown, a fact which puzzled one motion picture executive so much that he ques tioned some of them about it. He wanted to know whether they went because the pictures were so much like their own life. “Oh, no, they ain’t like our life at all,” one of them explained. “We go because maybe we think that’s the way other cowboys go on.” There’ll be excitement on thU mlr waves In September, when Major Bowes and his amateurs go Into action at the same time as the *'Showboat” broadcasts. Nobody’s sure which program the., great pub lic will prefer—some say the listen- ers-in are getting tired of ama teurs, and others claim that “Showboat” has been sailing too long. —"k • “San Francisco” is a grand pic ture, and is making money every where it’s shown, especially in San Francisco. Yet the Chamber of Com merce of that city is still trying to get Metro to take out the earth quake scenes! Very wise ly, Metro is refus ing — lots of people go to see the pic ture especially to see them. The pic ture has added ‘to the popular Clark Gable’s following and has demonstrated again that he has a great deal of versatility as an actor. —k— ODDS AND ENDS . . . Remember "Baby Peggy”? She's a big girl now, making a screen come-back under her whole name, Margaret Montgomery, and you'll see her in a small part in "Girls* Dormitory" . . . Ginger Rogers had a birthday party recently, with tiny dancing figures representing herself and Fred Astaire on top of the cake . . . When "Swing Time" is finished Fred will go to England with his wife and son for a vacation, and Ginger hopes to take a va cation in Hawaii before starting "Moth er Carey's Chickens" ... It looks as if that $5,000,000 suit which Paramount has brought against Samuel Goldwyn for sign ing Gary Cooper must possibly be a publicity stunt . . . Surely Gary can sign with anybody he wants to when his pres ent contract expires . . . The Tower of London was the scene of the pre-view of "Nine Days a Queen," an English pic ture based on the story of Lady Jane Gray. <6 Western Newspaper Union. Clark Gable Halter Neck, Princess Lines, Capes By CHERIE NICHOLAS •XT-::-: ANEW party dress this time of year brings two - fold joy. There’s the fun of rounding out the summer season of social activi ties in lovely ^ array and then when midseason dances and din ners are over, its off to college where the fun begins all < over again for your dress will take ^n new glamor in new environment. Wherefore, it would reason out that a party dress bought now is not an extravagance but an econo my since it provides not only for the present, but for the future as well. The gowns pictured have smart features that are scheduled to carry through into late fall, since their styling is decidedly advance. The skirt of the lovely flowered chiffon dress on the seated figure is that full and billowy it floats beguiling- ly with every move of its fair wearer. The halter neckline is es pecially significant together with the Margot ruff about the throat. The halter neckline is appearing right along on incoming fashions. Designers are all enthusiasm over the new princess lines that are destined to play an outstand ing role this coming season both for dresses and coats. The charm ing gown centered in the picture adopts princess lines that develop into a full hemline. The perfectly gorgeous mousseline de soie that fashions this delectable gown is in an appealing $hkde of blue with huge golden flowers artfully wide spaced as are most of the more formal prints this season. This handsome quality-high silk mousse line confirms the message from fabric headquarters that silks of extreme luxury and elegance will triumph in the coming modes. The flair for all white in the evening is reflected in the en semble to the right. An alabaster white silk sheer was the choice for this supremely lovely costume cre ated by Reville. The waistband is fastened with a silver Grecian clasp. The prestige of capes in the evening mode is noted, and knowing style creators declare they will continue to play their triumphant role as the new season comes on. The word that fashion is revising the use of ostrich is confirmed in the opulent banding of white South African ostrich feathers that embellish this cape. Not only, according to indications, will ostrich appear on hats but a lavish use will be made of it for costume accessories and other adornment. In fact the trend for fall and winter apparel for the social sea son is toward superbly rich effects in every direction, especially in the new silks and metal weaves of classic * tone. Jewelled and beaded embroidery will glitter on crepes and other gorgeous silks. The newest gesture is handpaint ing done in silver and gold and bronze, borrowing ideas for motifs from Chinese, Persian, Egyptian and other Far East art sources. A theme of absorbing interest is the new gowns fashioned of black satin for dinner and evening wear. They are in decided contrast to the fluffy ruffles type* of shimmery and sheer frocks. The idea is to make them up classically simple. Of course, the satin must be of sterling pure silk weave to suc cessfully sound the luxury note. A favorite styling is similar to that of* the flowery silk mousseline gown just described as being cut along princess lines that assume a wide flare at the hemline with the .neckline emphasizing the very new square cut. With these satin gowns most glamorous bracelets, rings and clips are tforri, withhold ing ornamentation of any other sort. If you would be “first in fashion” a black satin dress of this type will assure you this cov eted distinction. ® Western Newspaper Union. FOR SCHOOL WEAR By CHERIE NICHOLAS In every back-to-school wardrobe there should be at least one dress of light weight wool. Light in weight but warm enough for cool- ish days, the sheer wool used to make this beautifully tailored two- piece frock makes it equally ac ceptable for business, campus or spectator sports wear. A two-color print chiffon scarf tucks inside the high round collar. The front clos ing is achieved with composition buttons matching the shade of the frock. FEATHERS IN YOUR HAT THIS AUTUMN Now comes a word about fall hats. Higher croWns and off the face lines in brimmed style are being shown. One advance model devel oped in black leghorn for late sum mer, and in velvet for . fall, has a turned-up brim, cleverly slit at the back and trimmed with a dark gray ostrich feather. Feathers are coming into the conversation, too — and how they will increase our vocabularies! Our plumage, it seems, is to be one of our most important autumn features. We’ll be using the term “Coq feathers” again, and “co- quille.” The former are the tail feathers of a rooster, and the lat ter is a short body feather of a goose. There are “Palette” and .“Satinette” and a lot more to learn with the new season, along with the fact that we’ll be formalized by ostrich plumes. Buttons Now Offer Style Touch for Any Old Costume Seekers of the latest in acces sories for the modern well dressed woman are missing an important bet if they don’t make a special point of keeping close watch on the button market. Every trip to the stores should include a stop at that most fas cinating of all counters where but tons of all colors, shapes and sizes are tucked away in hundreds of little drawers. Since color is so important in accessories, buttons of the new vivid scarlets and blues, emerald greens, and lemon yellows, or of the multiple other intriguing col ors, might be jlist the proper touch for the revivification of last year’s clothes. Dr. Barton HOjW^RE "' <7©DAY DR. JAMES W. BARTON TeFIcs About ^ Value of Meat and Eggs O NE of the points physicians stress in laying but a diet to reduce weight is warning the pa tient not to cut down on meat and eggs. Starches, fats, and liquids must all be reduced in amount, but the animal protein foods—meat and eggs—must not be reduced. . / Why is it necessary that protein foods be eaten regularly and in the usual amounts? Meat and eggs are needed for the building of new cells and re building worn out cells of the body. They must be eaten regularly because for the most part they get used or burned by the vari ous body processes whereas fats, starches, and liq uids are stored in consid erable amounts in various organs and tissues of the body. Thus a new supply daily of proteins is necessary to the health of the body. Another valuable point about pro teins in reducing weight is the “sat isfied” feeling they give—patients feel less hungry after gating pro teins than after eating the other types of food. This satisfied feeling makes many patients able and willing to continue on the reduced diet' who might feel so weak on less protein that they would give up entirely the idea of reducing weight. Therefore the idea of giving a good quantity of meat and eggs daily in weight reducing diets has becoflne popular as there is not that feeling of extreme weakness and < hunger that alarms many pa tients. Reduce Weight ou Proteins Dr. L. K. Campbell, Chicago, in the Journal of Laboratory and Clinical Medicine, Chicago, reports his experience wit^i 27 patients placed on what is called the high protein diet. He observed an av erage loss of weight of from about one to six pounds per week in the 27 patients, over a period of from 4 to 52 weeks. None of this over weight was due to any gland dis turbance in the body. That is "the patients had acquired their ex cess weight by eating more than they needed and not taking enough exercise. ** The ideal weight for the individu al’s height and general build was first estimated and the amount of • protein foods given was in propor tion to this ideal weight. The whole diet was about 20 per, cent less than the individual need ed for the weight he was carrying which meant that" some of his own ( body tissue—fat—was needed and so used by the body to keep its processes working properly. “The patients maintained excel lent health, continued all their nor mal activities, and had an in crease of energy as their weight decreased. The large amount of lean meat and vegetables prevent ed the hunger of which most in dividuals complain during weight reduction on low protein diets. There were no changes in the ac tion of the kidneys and no change in the blood pressure during any period of the observation.” I believe that the results obtained by Dr. Campbell on this high pro tein diet can be obtained by other physicians who will first examine the overweight patient, then .out line a diet that will cut down fats, starches and liquids, by not less than 20 per cent of the estimated food requirements, keeping up however a full diet of meat and eggs. ' Proteins Impart Strength One of the biggest factors in the success of this high protein diet is the feeling of strength and energy < that comes to the patient. Weight reduction by cutting down fats, starches and liquids also gives a feeling of “lightness” and more willingness to exercise or move about, but the meat and eggs gives an even greater desire or willing ness to exercise. And of course with this willingness or desire to exercise, more exercise will be taken with the result that the ex cess weight comes off at a faster rate than ever. As you know the using up or burning up of proteins in the body increases the internal heat of the body by four to six times as much as does fat or starch. Many will naturally question the effect of protein foods on the kid neys and blood vessels as they have understood that meat forms “clink ers” in the kidneys, and helps to “harden the arteries,” thus increas ing the blood pressure. However Dr. Campbell definitely points out that with the protein foods given fei proportion to the ideal body weight (not the weight of the indi vidual with his excess fat) there were no changes in the ability of the kidneys to do their work and ao change in the blood pressure. ©—WNU ServlM.